The Song of the Siren / Drawing

 Another recent ink drawing:

The Song of the Siren, 2024, brush & ink on paper, 14" x 11"

Lost Among the Spheres / Drawing

In case anyone's wondering if I still make non-AI artwork, the answer is a definite "yes". Here's one from today:

Lost Among the Spheres, ink drawing 14" x 11", 2024

The Collapsing Edifice of a Dream

 Another one of my more intricate drawings, done today, using soluble carbon instead of ink. In some ways it's a bit easier to use. 

The Collapsing Edifice of a Dream, 2021, soluble carbon on paper, 17" x 11"

Worlds Without End

From the final days of 2020, I did a small number of ink drawings...here is the one I probably like the best, the title is a meditation on parallel worlds or alternate universes, or something like that...

Worlds Without End, 2020, brush & ink on paper, 14" x 17"

The Tree Man Waits

 Here is a new ink drawing from today, another variation on the theme of Bosch's Tree Man. I'm looking to do some more figurative drawings with groups of figures, perhaps. Stay tuned.

The Tree Man Waits, 2020, ink on paper, 17" x 14".

The Hero's Lonely Tale

Here is the first piece I created in my NY studio after getting back from Tempe, AZ. It's done in ink on paper with a small brush, which is how I do most of my drawings.

The Hero's Lonely Tale, 2020, ink on paper, 17" x 14"

In the Web of Sleep

Much of my work deals with dreams & a dreamlike state, as a metaphor for imagination & yearning, so here's another dreamer.

In the Web of Sleep, 2020, ink on paper, 17" x 14"

The Further Adventures of Bosch's Tree Man

This is a new drawing I did today as part of the Tree Man series...based of course on Hieronymus Bosch's creation in the right hand panel of the Garden of Earthly Delights triptych (which is in the Prado in Madrid, where I used to live many moons ago). The end purpose of all these Tree Man deptictions is probably to create a large-scale augmented reality (AR) piece of the Tree Man. This project is still developing, but expect more Tree Men to show up around here.

The Further Adventures of Bosch's Tree Man, 2020, ink on paper, 17" x 14"

They Found the Sphere

Another new drawing from about a week ago, done here in Tempe AZ during self-imposed lockdown. Moving back to the Hudson Valley soon for the summer...

They Found the Sphere, 2020, brush & ink on paper, 14" x 17"

The Outsider

This is one of a series of new drawings done here in Tempe AZ while sitting out the Coronavirus crisis, possibly the best of the bunch. I usually have to look at these things for weeks, months or years before I can decide how much I actually like them & rank them in my body of work.

The Outsider, 2020, brush & ink on paper, 17" x 14"

Narcissus Revisited

This is a brush & ink drawing of a familiar motif. There are many versions I've done of Narcissus, & there will quite possibly be many more. I don't like to repeat myself excessively, generally speaking, but there are themes that I return to again & again, & this is one of them. I also try to find something new in familiar images each time.

Narcissus Revisited, 2020, ink on paper, 17" x 14"

Beware the Man in the Mask...

This started as an ink drawing, but after a false start or two became a monochrome acrylic painting with parts of the original drawing showing (at the sides). From the Coronavirus series.

Beware the Man in the Mask, 2020, ink & acrylic on paper, 14" x 11"

Storm Bringer

This little guy arrived today...I think he's part of the Coronavirus series...and I think he's a keeper...

Storm Bringer, 2020, brush & ink on paper, 14" x 11"

The Ship of Fools is Becalmed

Another new drawing in the Coronavirus series, as I'm probably calling it. Another version of the Ship of Fools.

The Ship of Fools is Becalmed, 2020, ink on paper, 14" x 11"

Virus World

Whilst the Coronavirus is occupying a lot of our time, here is another drawing inspired (if that's the right word) by it. This & the previous drawing might be part of a series, not sure at this point. In the meantime, stay safe & healthy.

Virus World, 2020, brush & ink on paper, 14" x 11"

Mask (the Silent Scream)

Here is another new drawing, inspired by the current situation we're all living through...

Mask (the Silent Scream), 2010, brush & ink on paper, 14" x 11"

The Ancient

I haven't been drawing much recently, having devoted myself primarily to computer-related activities; augmented reality & so on. But, here is a new ink drawing on an old theme, from today:

The Ancient, 2020, brush & ink on paper, 14" x 11"

And Now in Russian...

I found this via a reverse image search (my 7 Deadly Sins drawings). I have no idea what it says.

New World City

This is a new drawing/study for a potential forthcoming AR (augmented reality) project. I have several of those in production, and they will be featured on this blog when they are ready, hopefully soon. More anon.

New World City, 2020, brush & ink on paper, 14" x 11".

The Egg Man and Comet Boy

These are two similar pieces that I did in the last few days. I actually started the painting first, then while waiting for the first layer of oil paint to dry I made the drawing, then I went back and finished the painting. While they have notable structural similarities, they are also quite different. I would find it difficult to choose between them as to which I preferred.

Comet Boy, 2019, oil on panel, 16" x 12"

The Egg Man, 2019, ink on illustratoin board, 20" x 16"